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Authority Control - Cost Estimate Worksheet

Name of library: ___________________________
Date: _____________

This worksheet is designed to help customers estimate costs of LTI authority control services. It is important to understand that this is only an estimate. Actual charges will depend on the number of records authorized and any options chosen. Upon request, a custom quote will be provided based on the library's specific requirements. Prior to completing this form, please read about LTI's Authority Control Services and complete the Work Specification Profile (WSP) . A sample quote is shown below. Please note that LTI has a minimum charge of $1,000 for any database preparation work, with the exception of Continuing Authority Control Services, which include Authority Express (AEX) and Authority Update Processing (AUP). No separate fees are charged for setup, profiling, records loaded, reports, or LC authority records made available for FTP pick-up.

Example Cost Estimate: (source record contains 125,000 records)

A) Name and Subject Authority Control (batch processing; limited review)

1) LC Name and subject authority control-125,000 records @ $0.05 per record

Continuing Authority Control Services

(Newly added catalog records. AEX charges consist of a fee per
bibliographic record plus $10 per file received at LTI. There is no limit on the number of records included in a file.)

___________titles added annually X $0.10 per record

___________files to be sent annually X $10 per file (ex: 12 for monthly use)

2. Authority Update Processing (AUP)

$ ___________

(Pricing is per processing run. For example, if requesting AUP semi-annual processing for fewer than 200,000 records, the library is invoiced for $800 two times each year. A library may wish to wait one or more quarters before initiating its first AUP run. There is an additional per record fee if more than four quarters elapse between the date when the batch job is finished and the initial AUP run.)